One-on-One Advising Sessions

These One-on-One sessions provide you with the opportunity to sit down in a confidential setting with an agri-business professional for up to one hour to discuss farm related questions, concerns, and techniques to help your agribusiness succeed into the future.

Professionals from the agricultural industry have been recruited for these sessions. These professionals are:

Richard Hermonot; Farm Credit East - Farm Business & Marketing - Mr. Hermonot will be present to discuss developing a business or marketing plan in addition to other business and marketing issues.

Bill Duesing & Michael Keilty; CT NOFA & UConn Extension - Transitioning to Organic Production - Mr. Duesing and Mr. Keilty will be available to elaborate on what is involved in establishing and operating a certified organic farm.

Joan Nichols; Connecticut Farm Bureau Association - Agricultural Land Use Regulations and Taxation Programs - Ms. Nichols is available to explain all of the tax programs available to CT farmers, including PA 490; and tips for navigating local zoning and wetlands regulations related to your farming operation.

Peter Frizzell; Crop Growers Insurance & Colleen Kisselburgh; Arthur Carroll Insurance - Crop Insurance - If you are interested in learning how crop insurance can bene-t your farm, a crop insurance agent will be available to review program benefits and options with you.

The Farm Risk Management and Crop Insurance website has been developed as part of a Targeted States Crop Insurance Education/Information Partnership conducted by the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture and the Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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